Monitoring of particulate contamination and background brightness from IECM based instrumentationOf particular concern to the astronomical community is the effect of Shuttle Transportation System induced contamination in the form of individual particles and general background on astronomical experiments. In an effort to investigate this problem, two camera/photometers in the Induced Environment Contamination Monitor (IECM) will be used to determine the size and velocity distribution of contaminant particles, their origin, and the extent of sunlit background brightness resulting from spacecraft contamination. The cameras will operate synchronously as a stereo pair to make continuous photographic measurements throughout the missions.
Document ID
19790026570
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Clifton, K. S. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Owens, J. K. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Space Sciences Laboratory, Huntsville, Ala., United States)